Description
The On Strike! (At SF State) Facilitation Guide is more than just a teaching resource; it’s a tool to spark critical conversations, connect past struggles to present-day activism, and empower students to think critically about education, equity, and social change.
This guide will help you facilitate meaningful conversations about the 1968-1969 San Francisco State College strike, where students—led by the Black Student Union and the Third World Liberation Front—demanded ethnic studies, campus reform, and equal access to education. Their fight led to the creation of the first College of Ethnic Studies in the U.S., a landmark victory that still shapes classrooms today.
This guide helps you:
- Make history relevant and engaging for students
- Connect past student activism to today’s movements
- Foster critical thinking, discussion, and reflection
- Equip students with the tools to analyze and challenge inequities in education
What’s Inside?
Guiding discussion questions to deepen student engagement
✍️ Reflection prompts to connect past to present
Additional teacher tips for holding space
Please note: This film is available for free DIVA. DIVA (Digital Information Virtual Archive) is a digital collections archive at San Francisco State University. It’s a collection of digital materials that includes documents, images, videos, and audio. DIVA is open to the public and is used to showcase SFSU’s commitment to social justice.
